Watering device.



W. F. CLOSE.

WEYERING DEVECE,

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1 ,288, 383 Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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Zballnchom itlmayvconecmf Ben known th l I, E-RQLQ EM itizeno he UnitedS a es. of. Am mfc'a nd r sid nt -of Wate ID Blackhaw s qunty,

Iowa, I haneinrentfld certain: new and, usefiil Improvements in WateringDeitifcegbf which the following is a specification.

: invention relates to ilnproyenients in watch ng devices/,1 and theobject v t my in p omin nt i o 1119191X o n n. for w r-- ing poultryc ,1or .annnals; generally which is seconst uctedasito e prote ed rom freezjng temperatures, rwliichrhas means for. go d;- ing aim therefrom when.fill to prevent excessive bubbling,- and whichai'ssupplied -.Wi,thnewand convenient means tors-11111913- ing water to fowl; such meansbcingtemo ..ablc,} sanit ry and arranged to al erna ly on naml closeonnnunicetion of. he auntain withthemservoirg. and open and closcommunication with the means for. voiding :iinfron the reseriyioir.

This objectI have accomplished by the 111621-11S.Whi(}h are hereinafter]described and i ims ,and hi h eilil u trat dr i he. accomp nying draW gei-n-which Eigure l a. vertical central section of my improved wateringdevice; Fig. 2 is a, perspectiye, de-

- .ta 1.-view, on an nl nged scale, oi h Part oi the fountain. and tsrcceiven, with: h

"P ts separated. and approxji'm tcdto ea h \othen; Fig; 3; is et-top,plan view of -sa d parts as assembled with. the dust-ring and] sup,-porting casijng. in. horizontal section, andrliig. 4: s a-n tspectivedetail riem-l ingin other direction; of, the parts shownin Fig. 3.

, Similannumerals of". reference denot corresponding parts throughout vthe several In my: mpr ved a ching c i g -which s shown is particularlydesigned: for, use by poultry, but which can be varied to conform touthereqnire nentsgof other fowls or animals, a hollowcylindrical closed endcasing 22: is; used containing; an innen reservoir 1,

spaced therefrom, the reservoir also: being a hollow cylinder withclosed ends. The interspace ofsaid reservoir and inclosing casing may befilled with any suitable pack ing being a non-conductor of heat, such assaw-dust, mineral wool or the like. In the top ofthe reservoir is aninlet-port 4:, re-

ceiving a closure-plug 5 of conical form, hollow and having openings 6midway in opposite walls, the top of the plug being supplied with a knobto facilitate placing or rewnsrnnmo DEV-102R v Specification of LettersPatent 3 p q ame ema,1 .18..' sw rm. ewes monal. A hollow. conicalrentrant part- 7 opcnin u wardly, rom t re r ir thno g 1, the t p otl hica'sing' 2,; ffords ae- 085$. t0 he port: 4,, for filling Purposes. Thenumeral 1Q denotes a siphon-tube whose .upper short end passes throughthe, top, of

saidreserrzoinbeing tightly sealed therein anddependsshghtly below thelateral penings. in r the walls of the port containing saidv lo re-plug5- he o her an longen memher of said tube depends without the resero rin as the ot om. o e a en The rescrwoir is. suppli din: s ttom with anout ct por 12, the orifice-of hich also t verses a hol ow eceiving-body]o l t; the: r p-a t 015 wh se.- top is flatten d at23 wi hsaid flat topso d ed on tliejhotto mlof.thetank; The body 11 is of tubular form,closed at the rear, open atfltlfic frontv andhaving. a; longitudinal.conicjal hollcmground b which is fit ed a c nical ,g 'qlmd conduit1 5.torroclrtherein, and which i s r m v ble the efirolrn-v Theon it 15 has11, the orifice. 24 being in registration with and. sealed to the loweropen endof the siphon-tube 10., On the front open.end. of

the conduit-15 is fixedan open-toprfountain or receptacle :17, thelatterhaving, a. raised reanwall oicircular form with forwardlyextendingrim asshown at 18, the conduit 15 opening into: saidfountainthroughsaidwall belowthe, level ofthc upner edge, Qf'the front wall: ojtisaidvfountain. An annular. dustming 20': isfixed on the, vcasing 2. around.said conduit and; concentric therewith; The inner eft-handhalf oftheinne al o ls di-dus ring has an inwardly extending flange 21, hose; nds:or sho 1de1rs22 are. dia e i ally opposite each other at the top andbottom of the ring and serve as stops for a fixed stud or pin19 on theflange of the fountain back-plate 18. When the fountain and connectedconical conduit 15 is rocked in one direction toward one shoulder 22 thestop locates the orifice 13 of the conduit in registration with theoutlet-port 12, to let water flow from the reservoir through the conduitinto said fountain 17 where it is held below the level of the front wallof the fountain byreason of the induced vacuum' in ervoir. When thefountain and conduit are rocked in a reversed direction one half turn,

to stop against the other shoulder "22,;the

orifices 13 and 12 are out ofregistration, the

port 12 is closed, andthel orifices 14 and 2.4: Y

and the lower end of the siphon-tubebrought into registration, to allowair to flow froin .the siphon, and conduit at the beginning of fillingof the reservoirto prevent bubbling of air through the inleteport altoobstruct the free passage of water thereinto'-"After the reservoir iscompletely filled, the plu fi is inserted in the port 41 The siphonfa erthe fillingof thereservoir and forcing ofa column of water through itsarch, will then 'act to transport water from the top of'the reservoir toa level below the lower end of the siphon upper member. During saidfilling operation, the conduit shouldbe ma water. H a The conduit 15maybe easily removedfor cleaning,- but on account of its ground-fit withthe'hollowof the body 11,1'cannot be readily pulled out longitudinallyby a fowl or animal, though easily rockedeitherfway. The packing 3prevents freezing of the con tents of the reservoir in cold weather. 1

The orifices 6 in the port walls 1 forthe plug 5, are useful, afterremovalof the plug,

in the filling of the reservoir, by givingflatr eral passages for theliquidin fillingfto thereby hasten the filling process." I

Having describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters .Patent, is: I

1. In a watering device, a: closedireservoir having an inlet-port in itstop, a closure therefor, said reservoir having an outlet-port in itsbottom, controlling-means for said out let-port comprising afixedbushing inicommunication with said outlet-port,'said bushing havinga conical bearing-seat, a conical hollow conduit rotatably mountedinsaid conical seat removably and having a port havin a there or, saidreservoir having an outlet-port adapted to be placed in communicationwith said outlet port by the communication therewith in saidbus'hingwhen the conduit is -;rocked-appropriately, and a receptaclefixed on the outer end of said conduit, in communication therewith, andadapted toreceive a supply of liquid from the reservoir by way of th'econduit and its said cormnunicatlons with the reservoir.

2. In a wateringv device, a closedijreservoir an inlet-port in 'its.top, {a closure in its bottom, a siphon-tube enteringthe top of the'reservoir and also depending outwardly thereof to its bottom, andcontrolling means foralternately opening ma closing the outlet-portandthe lower end of said siphon-tube, comprising a fixedibushing on thereservoir in communication with the said outlet-port,"th'e bushinghavinga' hollow ground :conical bore, and an'orifice opening intothelowerpend of said siphon-tube, a conical ground conduit seated mumm in"thebore ofsaid bushing and havingfop-- positelylocated orifices one ofwhich may be placedin communication Withfsaid outlet-port by way of thecommunication in the bushing and the other alternately placed incommunication with the siphon-tube by way ofthe orifice in the bushing,and an open-top receptacle fixed onthe outerend of saldconmm to receivetherefrom.

' 3. In a, wateringdevice, a closedreservoir having an inlet-port in itstop, a closure therefor, said reservoir having an'outlet-port in itsbottom, means for controlling the delivery of saidoutlet-po'rt,comprising a hollow conduit adapted torbe rocked'to place its municationwith the outlet-port, a receptacle fixed on the outer end of the conduitto receive a charge ofliquid therefrom delivered from said. outlet-port,a projecting dustcatching ring-body mounted" around said conduit and therear: of said receptacle, and means on said dust-ring and on saidconduit adapted to contact to limit the'extent of rotation of theconduit in either direction.

is jd at waterloo lowa, this 23rd day eo Mar els-p WILL A F; CLOSE;

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